बिजली
See also: बिजुली
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀻 (vijjulī), 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀆 (vijjuliā), from Sanskrit विद्युल्लता (vidyullatā, “forked lightning”), from विद्युत् (vidyut, “lightning”) + लता (latā, “creeper, vine, liana”), with the shape of the lightning being compared to a creeper.[1][2] Cognate with Assamese বিজুলী (bizuli), Sinhalese විදුලිය (widuliya).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bɪd͡ʒ.liː/, [bɪd͡ʒ.l̪iː]
Noun
बिजली • (bijlī) f (Urdu spelling بجلی)
- electricity
- बिजली जाना ― bijlī jānā ― for the lights to go out
- lightning, thunder
- बिजली कड़कड़ाना ― bijlī kaṛakṛānā ― to thunder
- बिजली गिरना ― bijlī girnā ― for lightning to strike
Declension
Declension of बिजली (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बिजली bijlī |
बिजलियाँ bijliyā̃ |
| oblique | बिजली bijlī |
बिजलियों bijliyõ |
| vocative | बिजली bijlī |
बिजलियो bijliyo |
Descendants
- → Pashto: بجلي
References
- Pischel, Richard; Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vidyullatā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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